JACK Midson has started to show glimpses of a return to the form that made him one of League Two's deadliest marksmen - but Dons boss Neal Ardley isn't drawing comparisons with last season.

Midson banged in 18 goals for the Dons in the league last term to finish as the division's joint top scorer and earning him admiring glances from a host of clubs.

The former Oxford United hitman has not always been deployed in his favoured central striking role during the 2012-13 campaign and Midson has often found himself operating on the flanks as part of a three-man attack.

That tactical approach may have been responsible for a slight dip in the forward's scoring rate, however he is starting to fire on all cylinders at the most critical part of the season and Ardley believes this season's Midson is just as capable of finding the net as he was 12 months ago.

“I don't know what the 'old' Jack Midson looked like but the one who is playing for me has never done anything other than work his socks off for me,” Ardley said.

“He's played in a team that have been struggling and he's still scored a lot of goals and had a lot of assists. I don't think there'll be any complaints from me about Jack Midson.”

Midson has 12 goals to his name this season and believes Ardley has helped Wimbledon get to grips with the tougher aspects of life in League Two.

“The manager always tells us to work hard for each other,” Midson added.

“I think that we have done that better and better with every game. We have that togetherness and Neal talks about the ‘nitty-gritty’ of League Two. We have learned to do the horrible bits of the game. If you do those things then you can express yourselves.”